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Published 06:53 IST, September 1st 2024

UP Horror: 13-Year-Old Girl Pregnant After Being Raped by School Peon in Farrukhabad

A 13-year-old became pregnant after being raped by school peon in UP's Farrukhabad; it was because of her pregnancy that her family came to know about the crime

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Farrukhabad: A 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad, was raped months ago but did not tell her family after she was threatened to be killed by the rapist. It was her five-month pregnancy that led to her mother knowing which was followed by a police complaint.

Teen Pregnant After Being Raped in UP's Farrukhabad

A 13-year-old girl here has become pregnant allegedly after she was raped by a government school peon, police said on Saturday.

An FIR has been lodged against the peon of the council school and his associate who allegedly helped him during the incident some months ago, the police said.

The FIR on charges of rape and under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused, the police said.

Pankaj is a peon in council school and he got the job as the dependent of a deceased, they said.

School Peon Raped 13-Year-Old Girl After Stuffing Cloth in her Mouth

"The family of the 13-year-old girl has lodged a case against the accused men. The girl had gone to defecate at night when Pankaj and Amit of the village caught her and took her to an empty house where Amit raped her while Pankaj stood outside and kept a watch," a police official said, citing the complaint.

"The accused raped her by stuffing a cloth in her mouth. After this, the girl was threatened that if she complained, they would kill her. But when the girl became five-month pregnant, her mother came to know about the matter. After which the mother approached the local police," the official said.

Kayamganj Kotwali in-charge Inspector Ram Avatar said that initial medical check-up on the girl has been done.

"No one has been arrested yet. Arrests will be made soon in the case," the official added. 

(Inputs from PTI)

Updated 06:53 IST, September 1st 2024

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